Challenge

Arena Tapetão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ronaldão Jaafari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Facundo Cadaval might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evaristo Neves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Facundo Cadaval ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 5th minute of play forced Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's goalkeeper Evaristo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evaristo Neves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Evaristo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 15th minute of play. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Evaristo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Flu Lawyers Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姚潮谦 to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evaristo Neves having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evaristo Neves was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Evaristo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evaristo Neves was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evaristo Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 42nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gürhan İlenç during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Gürhan İlenç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Flu Lawyers Soccer Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gürhan İlenç made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, 姚潮谦 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After 51 played minutes Flu Lawyers Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by 姚潮谦. Evaristo Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of the match. Evaristo Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姚潮谦 in the 58th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evaristo Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürhan İlenç in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's Gürhan İlenç got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Evaristo Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 64th minute of the match. Evaristo Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Evaristo Neves firmly grabbed it by the left post. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Evaristo Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's Evaristo Neves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Flu Lawyers Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gürhan İlenç came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute of play forced Flu Lawyers Soccer Club's goalkeeper Evaristo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Teobald Pazura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Teobald Pazura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mexico played a much better game than Flu Lawyers Soccer Club and deserved their victory. The Flu Lawyers Soccer Club players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.